is it safe to put size 235/75/16 winter tires on a 2011 ford e150 econoline van. the front tires are 225/75/16
Just my opinion, yes. On cars I have done that,
There are some suspension and tire experts on this forum, likely they will respond.
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Not at all, it will not even change the speedometer that much, it is off more than that from the factory… lol
EFIT to say, it IS OK to do it…
So are saying not to do it
Yes do it, it will not hurt anything… It is OK… 
Great thanks
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There is no meaningful difference in those two sizes, but why not get the size the manufacture chose? Why mess with that? Wider by 1mm will be a negative not a positive in winter.
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You give front tire size. Are they different than the rear tires ? You don’t plan on having all four tires match ?
Why the different size and do you actually have the correct size on now.?
I don’t think size is an issue. However, a big issue is load rating. Do the new tires have equal or greater load rating as the stock tires? Not the tires on the truck, the tires specified by Ford?
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My guess is that the OP can get the 235s for less than the 225s. Also, isn’t the difference 10 mm? That’s still only 0.4 inches, not much.
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Perhaps 235 are in stock, 225 needed to be ordered
Indeed. I see a LOT of folks who try to “Get bigger tires” thinking they are a benefit in SUV clubs. So I was curious why he is planning to mis-match the fronts and rears.
Might not ever hear from this person again. Lets hope he went to a real tire shop and got the guidance he needs.
I re read the OP’s post… I think those tires are intended for the rear only. The OP is going old school. Apparently stopping and turning is not a priority.
“Winter tires”, AKA Snow Tires. When studded tire were legal they only went on the rear of RWD vehicles.
That small of a difference in width should not be any problem.
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I have never discarded good tires because of a small size difference. I use them without anyone approval.
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Bigger/fatter tires in back is something one does on a sporty car, not a van, whether aftermarket or from the factory.
Big and littles have been on the Van scene since the 60’s at least, but maybe only real car guys know that… I have installed many bigger tires on the rear of custom Vans…
Basically what Nevada said, who cares, if you want to install bigger snow/all season tires on your van then go for it… I worked for the largest auto tire maker in the world for 17 years, so I have lived it, and I have seen it done a lot with out any harm coming to the Van, and as long as the tires are paired per axle you will be fine with your sizes…
Not mine
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So I’m also wrong to stay with OEM wheel & tire sizes.
Fine.
A lot of full size trucks come with many different tire sizes from the factory, a full size van has a truck frame under it… I have seen the same truck come with 225/75 and 235/70 s well as other sizes…
My Tacoma can have anywhere from a 245/75/16 up to 18"s depending on trim level with the same suspension, only the tire size changes… you can also run 33’s on it and only need to calibrate the ecm for the bigger tire size…
Here is one you will hate, on 3rd gen Tacoma’s (maybe others) at least, you can push the little TPMS button under the dash and change the TPMS light settings to what ever you want (don’t know the limits), meaning if I want to run 40 psi in my tires when it calls for 32 psi, just set all 4 tire pressures to the desired psi and push the little button and drive and the module will adjust to that setting, it’s the same thing you have to do when rotating the tires… So I can run load range E (10 ply) tires and run 80 psi, reset the TPMS and the light will work as before, just with a higher setting…
My old 93 Chevy came with 225/75/15’s, I had 255/70/15’s on it for 16 years but went back with 235/70/15’s cause we no longer made a 255/70/15… The truck basically drove the same, it did handle better with the 255/70’s…
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